NEW DELHI: The 12th BES Expo 2006 kicked off here today with this year’s theme being `Broadcast Trends: Reaching the Unreached.’ The Expo runs from 9 to 11 February.

Broadcast Engineering Society (BES) president, while briefing the press about this year’s Expo, said 300 companies from more than 25 countries will be participating and displaying their latest technological solutions for the broadcasters.

The emerging technology of TV-on-mobile, based on digital multimedia broadcasting and DVB-H (digital video broadcasting-handheld) will be on display for the live show at the BES Expo.

BES is a non-profit organisation and its the main objective is to serve the masses by bringing the best broadcasting technologies in the country at the earliest.

According to Ganesan, BES is expanding and is including broadcasters from other private and government organizations. The organization now has membership from Sri Lanka’s Maharaja TV, NDTV, Zee TV, Sahara One and several other broadcasters.

The press conference was also attended by past presidents RK Gupta, BK De, DK Gupta and other council members of the BES.

BES Expo 2006 was inaugurated by information and broadcasting minister PR Dasmunshi. I&B secretary SK Arora presided over the function. Korean Broadcasting Commission chairman Sung Dai Noh, Prasar Bharati CEO KS Sarma were the guests of honour.